Tropical reef systems are transitioning to a new era in which the interval between recurrent
bouts of coral bleaching is too short for a full recovery of mature assemblages. We analyzed …

With the rapid growth of Indonesia's marine protected area (MPAs) estate in Indonesia,
reaching 23.9 million hectares by January 2020, attention needs to be focused on …

Corals are the visible indicators of the disasters induced by global climate change and
anthropogenic activities and have become a highly vulnerable ecosystem on the verge of …

Diving-related tourism is known to contribute both directly and indirectly to reef degradation
around the globe, including Koh Tao, a popular diving destination in the Gulf of Thailand. Of …

During the summer of 2017 we visited 33 sites with substantial coral cover across Hong
Kong waters. At six sites where coral bleaching was observed, video-transect surveys were …

Aim As climate change increasingly threatens the world's coral reefs, enhancing their
resilience by improving population connectivity for key reef species is crucial for ensuring …

The ocean warming trend is a well-known global phenomenon. As early as 2001, and then
reiterated in 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that the …

Coral reefs in the Gulf of Thailand have experienced severe coral bleaching events and
anthropogenic disturbances during the last two decades. This study assessed the resilience …

Major coral bleaching phenomena have resulted in widespread coral mortality in recent
decades. The assessment of coral reef resilience to climate change is an important task but …

In this study, we assess coral health by detecting the severity of coral diseases and
compromised health states on massive Porites. Field surveys are conducted at twenty-two …